NUCLEAR REACTOR
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Definitions of NUCLEAR REACTOR
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(physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements
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(physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements
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Devices containing fissionable material in sufficient quantity and so arranged as to be capable of maintaining a controlled, self-sustaining nuclear fission chain reaction. They are also known as atomic piles, atomic reactors, fission reactors, and nuclear piles, although such names are deprecated. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
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